Post by Trade facilitator on May 31, 2022 16:58:20 GMT 1
Can Cassava Solve The Problem Of wheat For The world? The World Is In Wheat Dilemma.
Can cassava be used in baking bread?
The use of cassava flour in bread making is a convenient alternative for promoting the use of a local crop as well as reducing imports of wheat flour, promoting the production of high quality cassava flour, offering a gluten-free product and developing bio fortified and fortified foods. (Scielo)
The world has been taking cassava for granted for a long time, but time has come for them to look at the issue of cassava again.
The war between Russia and Ukraine has taught the world a new lesson about depending solely on one type of crop to feed the entire world.
In this article, we are going to look at this wonderful crop that we have been taking for granted all these years as it may be the answer to the problem of wheat scarcity in the world today.
This hardy root crop could be part of the solution to the grain supply challenges aggravated by the Ukraine Russia War.
Even before the war, the world has been facing a great shortage in wheat supply, especially in the third world countries.
I can vividly remember when growing up in Nigeria, almost every family in our neighborhood used to eat this food called 'fufu'.
People in the US or Europe can call it dumpling. The simple difference is that dumplings are typically made with wheat flour in those regions, while in Nigeria dumplings are made from cassava flour.
The war between Russia and Ukraine has exposed the danger in the entire world depending on a single commodity called wheat. The world has been experiencing the escalating food crisis that has been exposed by the war within a short period of time.
Nigeria is the world's sixth largest wheat importer with a significant portion coming from Ukraine and Russia. Now that war has broken out between the two countries, what is going to happen to the country?
Can Nigeria and other developing countries be able to face the impact of the coming surging wheat prices?
As a panacea, the African Development Bank (ADB) has earmarked a whopping $1billion to boost wheat production across Africa.
But the question is this; wouldn't it have been better to spend a significant portion of this money on the continent's most reliable crop, cassava?
We are not saying that cassava is the cure for all that ails the global food system, but we are saying that cassava can contribute immensely to the much-needed diversity.
Diversity is the problem that has been troubling the world from time immemorial; otherwise why is it that the whole world is dependent on a single commodity for their livelihood?
Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world and we believe that it has been playing a huge role in food revolution in the country, even there is cassava beer around now.
Cassava can help the world address this long-standing need for different sources of calorie.
To be frank, the food crisis the world is facing now did not originate with the war in Ukraine.
Over the past 10 years, the combination of food production challenges from the climate change crisis, severe crop diseases, armed conflicts in parts of world and the Covid-19 pandemic have a steadily caused increase in hunger and poverty all around the world.
Cassava can make an important contribution towards shock-proofing the failing global food systems.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the cassava is already the fourth most important source of daily calories.
It is noteworthy that cassava can produce a good harvest in hot, dry conditions that can kill off other crops.
This singular attribute makes it ideal for adapting to stressful growing conditions caused by the climate change emergency. Look at the series of droughts now impoverishing millions of agricultural dependent people in Africa and other third world countries.
Cassava is a staple food in many countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. This crop has great social value and cultural identity. Therefore, cassava plays an important role in food security and nutrition being a source of income for producers, processors and trades contributing substantially to poverty alleviation (IFAD & FAO, 2001).
Among its main features stand out its great potential for the production of starch, tolerance to drought, its adaptation to difficult ecosystems such as acid soils of low fertility and its great flexibility on planting and harvesting adapting to different growing conditions (Cadavid, 2002).
Both its roots and its leaves are suitable for human consumption; the first as a source of carbohydrates and the second as a source of protein, minerals and vitamins, particularly carotene, Cassava is mainly grown by small producers, who use it for self-consumption, feed animals and generate income by selling in different markets (UNCTAD, 2015).
Our submission is that African countries can cut down seriously on the cost of wheat importation by improving on their cassava production.
Our company is one of the best companies in Agro-Export Business in Nigeria today, we train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
Can cassava be used in baking bread?
The use of cassava flour in bread making is a convenient alternative for promoting the use of a local crop as well as reducing imports of wheat flour, promoting the production of high quality cassava flour, offering a gluten-free product and developing bio fortified and fortified foods. (Scielo)
The world has been taking cassava for granted for a long time, but time has come for them to look at the issue of cassava again.
The war between Russia and Ukraine has taught the world a new lesson about depending solely on one type of crop to feed the entire world.
In this article, we are going to look at this wonderful crop that we have been taking for granted all these years as it may be the answer to the problem of wheat scarcity in the world today.
This hardy root crop could be part of the solution to the grain supply challenges aggravated by the Ukraine Russia War.
Even before the war, the world has been facing a great shortage in wheat supply, especially in the third world countries.
I can vividly remember when growing up in Nigeria, almost every family in our neighborhood used to eat this food called 'fufu'.
People in the US or Europe can call it dumpling. The simple difference is that dumplings are typically made with wheat flour in those regions, while in Nigeria dumplings are made from cassava flour.
The war between Russia and Ukraine has exposed the danger in the entire world depending on a single commodity called wheat. The world has been experiencing the escalating food crisis that has been exposed by the war within a short period of time.
Nigeria is the world's sixth largest wheat importer with a significant portion coming from Ukraine and Russia. Now that war has broken out between the two countries, what is going to happen to the country?
Can Nigeria and other developing countries be able to face the impact of the coming surging wheat prices?
As a panacea, the African Development Bank (ADB) has earmarked a whopping $1billion to boost wheat production across Africa.
But the question is this; wouldn't it have been better to spend a significant portion of this money on the continent's most reliable crop, cassava?
We are not saying that cassava is the cure for all that ails the global food system, but we are saying that cassava can contribute immensely to the much-needed diversity.
Diversity is the problem that has been troubling the world from time immemorial; otherwise why is it that the whole world is dependent on a single commodity for their livelihood?
Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world and we believe that it has been playing a huge role in food revolution in the country, even there is cassava beer around now.
Cassava can help the world address this long-standing need for different sources of calorie.
To be frank, the food crisis the world is facing now did not originate with the war in Ukraine.
Over the past 10 years, the combination of food production challenges from the climate change crisis, severe crop diseases, armed conflicts in parts of world and the Covid-19 pandemic have a steadily caused increase in hunger and poverty all around the world.
Cassava can make an important contribution towards shock-proofing the failing global food systems.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the cassava is already the fourth most important source of daily calories.
It is noteworthy that cassava can produce a good harvest in hot, dry conditions that can kill off other crops.
This singular attribute makes it ideal for adapting to stressful growing conditions caused by the climate change emergency. Look at the series of droughts now impoverishing millions of agricultural dependent people in Africa and other third world countries.
Cassava is a staple food in many countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. This crop has great social value and cultural identity. Therefore, cassava plays an important role in food security and nutrition being a source of income for producers, processors and trades contributing substantially to poverty alleviation (IFAD & FAO, 2001).
Among its main features stand out its great potential for the production of starch, tolerance to drought, its adaptation to difficult ecosystems such as acid soils of low fertility and its great flexibility on planting and harvesting adapting to different growing conditions (Cadavid, 2002).
Both its roots and its leaves are suitable for human consumption; the first as a source of carbohydrates and the second as a source of protein, minerals and vitamins, particularly carotene, Cassava is mainly grown by small producers, who use it for self-consumption, feed animals and generate income by selling in different markets (UNCTAD, 2015).
Our submission is that African countries can cut down seriously on the cost of wheat importation by improving on their cassava production.
Our company is one of the best companies in Agro-Export Business in Nigeria today, we train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
